Robert D. Covington House Marker

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Washington in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)

Robert D. Covington House
Utah Historic Site

Robert D. Covington House Marker Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner

1. Robert D. Covington House Marker

Inscription. This house was built c. 1859 for Robert D. Covington, leader of the Mormon colonizing group sent from Salt Lake City to establish a cotton industry in this warm region of the Utah Territory. The native sandstone building material was quarried 1/4 mile to the east. The twin brothers who built this structure also worked on other historic buildings in the area, including the Cotton Mill in Washington, Utah and the fort at Pipe Springs, Arizona. Robert D. Covington lived to the ripe old age of 87, and died here in Washington in 1902.

Erected 1988 by Division of State History. (Marker Number N-180.)

Location. 37° 8.049′ N, 113° 30.406′ W. Marker is in Washington, Utah, in Washington County. Marker can be reached from the intersection of East 200 North and North 200 East, on the right when traveling west. Click for map. Marker is mounted on the wall to the right of the entrance door. Marker is at or near this postal address: 181 East 200 North, Washington UT 84780, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Robert D. Covington House (here, next to this marker); Covington Mansion (a few steps from this marker); Adair Spring (about 800 feet away, in a direct line); The Granary (approx. 0.3 miles away); Utah’s Dixie Birthplace, Washington City (approx. 0.3 miles away); “Utah’s Dixie” Washington City (approx. 0.3 miles away); Prominent Pioneer Men and Women Who Helped Settle Washington City (approx. 0.3 miles away); Thomas W. Smith's Corn Cracker & Grist Millstone (approx. 0.4 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Washington.

Covington Mansion Photo, Click for full size

By Bill Kirchner

2. Covington Mansion

This marker is the lower marker visible to the right of the entrance door.

By Bill Kirchner

3. Covington Mansion

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 18, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 58 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on September 9, 2012, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.